Laura Huber

BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | Mamie Stokley of Riverhead and sher son Michael Davis have a Madonna & child painting on newspaper appraised by Michael Myers of Greenport at last year's Antiques on the Riverfront.

If you’re a fan of “stuff” like I am, you’re going to enjoy your trip out to the North Fork this weekend. Many local organizations are hosting yard or antique sales. You can also pick up a copy of the Suffolk Times or Riverhead News-Review and check out the Yard-Salers corner in the classified section. Just rip it out of the paper and take it with your everywhere.

Two important benefits happening this weekend are the Southold Relay for Life, to benefit the American Cancer Society, and the East End Hospice annual North Fork Pig Roast. These amazing organizations do so much work to help sick people and their families, so please get out and support them.

JOHN NEELY FILE PHOTO | Riverhead will once again be hosting the annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival this weekend.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Everyone’s talking about the Tall Ships arriving in Greenport, but there are other great events happening this weekend. Visit events.timesreview.com to view all of the events and stay with timesreview.com for complete coverage of the Tall Ships.

Memorial Day is a time for reflection and acknowledgement of servicemen and women who have fought for our country. Hope for the Warriors is having a 100-mile Relay Saturday. Read more about it here.

Another organization working to help support soldiers is the Wounded Warrior Project. They will be hosting a Car Show at Martha Clara on Saturday.

Many organizations are having open houses, like the Long Island Antique Power Authority in Riverhead and Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island. Check the events pages or pick up a copy of the Suffolk Times or Riverhead News-Review for more information.

Don’t forget about the Memorial Day parades. Here are the local parades with start times and locations:

Orient — 7:30 a..m., starting at Tabor Road.

Southold Town — 10 a.m., starting at Boisseau Avenue.

Riverhead Town — 10 a.m., starting at the corner of Pulaski Street and Osborne.

Wait, you didn’t see your event listed on our events page? Then e-mail Main Road Red and she’ll help make sure that doesn’t happen again. And don’t forget to keep sending me your events, tips and tricks and don’t forget to follow/like me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest.

Riverhead Garden Club volunteers (from left) Kathy Banschback, Mary Rogers and Doramay Pearce, all of Aquebogue, on Thursday afternoon during the first day of the Peconic Bay Medical Center's 17th annual East End Garden Festival held this year in the Staples Shopping Center parking lot on Route 58.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! If you are scrambling to try to find that special place to take Mom, pick up a copy of the Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review or Shelter Island Reporter and check out the restaurant menus and specials. And check out events.timesreview.com to find other cool things to do with Mom this weekend.

Get up and go to the May Mile on Saturday morning! You can run the 5K or walk around the beautiful grounds at Peconic Landing. Stick around for the party afterwards.

The North Fork Education Initiative is hosting GROW: a fundraiser for the new Peconic Community School. A great event for children and families. Haven’t heard of the North Fork Education Initative? Read more about them here.

Cinco de Mayo is this weekend and there are some great events happening. Temps are warming up, and we should have nice weather for most of the weekend. Get outside and do something fun.

• Martha Clara is hosting a Santana tribute band and a vineyard walk in recognition of Cinco de Mayo. There are also a bunch of local restaurants having Cinco de Mayo drink and dinner specials. Pick up a copy of the Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review or Shelter Island Reporter to view specials in your area.

• There’s a bike rodeo happening Saturday for Riverhead area kids at Stotzky Park. Make sure you wear your helmets.

• Spring has sprung at Hallockville, one of my favorite North Fork places. Learn about spring on the farm. A fun event for the whole family.

• Have fun while supporting the local environment at Greenport Harbor Brewing Company’s “Hops for Habitat” art exhibit opening.

• Racing season is back at Riverhead Raceway. Click here for information about opening day events and keep reading the News-Review in print and online for updated racing information.

BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Coach Spinelli and Riverhead girls basketball team were honored at Riverhead Town Hall last month.

Get set to put on your jackets and head outside this weekend.Where to, you ask? Main Road Red has got some great suggestions for you during these chilly days of spring.

First up, Riverhead. This town is a sporting place to be this weekend. There’s the highly anticipated parade down Main Street for the L.I. Champion Blue Waves girls basketball team Sunday. We’ve also got Riverhead Little League’s opening day Saturday. The league will be celebrating its 60th anniversary in style with an expected appearance by former Mets legend Mookie Wilson. And don’t forget the annual fundraiser for the Riverhead High School baseball team.

Join JABS and other organizations for the 2nd annual Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser in Honor of Camryn Koke. Camryn is seven years old, and those involved in the efforts are hoping to raise money for a drug that could mean a huge breakthrough for Camryn and others with her type of CF.

Spring = baseball, and some of our local Little Leagues are celebrating their season openers this weekend. Check out the events happening in Flanders and Mattituck (And stay tuned for more information about Riverhead’s Little League opener next week, with some VERY special guests).

BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Try one of Main Road Red's picks for things to do on the North Fork.

Haven’t figured out what you’re doing this weekend? Here are some suggestions.

There’s a fundraiser for the IRIE therapeutic Horseback riding program tonight, which helps kids with special needs. Ticket information available here.

Clovis Point is having a Wine and Chocolate pairing Saturday and Sunday. While you’re at Clovis Point, pick up a copy of the latest Long Island Wine Press and read about Wine and Chocolate — “The new wine and cheese.”

Spring is in full swing and there are a number of nature walks happening. Check out this one, starting in Riverhead and this one, taking place at Hallockville Farm.

There’s a beach cleanup taking place at Reeves Beach in Riverhead on Saturday morning from 7-11. Sponsored by the East End Surf and Fishing club.

Want to participate in a tradition dating back to the early 1900s, while supporting a great cause? Check out the Great Waiter Race. You can enter a team, sponsor one or just go to watch. Signed regulation sheet and entry fee of (a minimum) $50 dollars must be received no later than 5 p.m. Saturday by The Market at 44 Front St., Greenport.